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Forum: Multihull Sailboats

02-09-2020, 04:53

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Light air performance of different multihulls?

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Posted By malbert73

Light air performance of different multihulls?

What sails on what boat? My boat is quite fast in light wind and I have to head up way too high to make good VMG DDW to get the jib pulling. Spinnaker is a different story

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

31-08-2020, 16:47

Replies: 203

Light air performance of different multihulls?

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Posted By malbert73

Re: Light air performance of different multihulls?

My opinion from racing and cruising is that DDW is fastest VMG without a spinnaker. And sailing angles (eg jibing downwind) is faster VMG downwind with a spinnaker.

Just clarifying as above folks...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

16-08-2020, 16:23

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Light air performance of different multihulls?

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Posted By malbert73

Re: Light air performance of different multihulls?

Yup, this exactly. I’ve surfed mid teens on my boat and I’m more impressed that it can sail wind speed generally when wind is single digits, assuming not DDW

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

16-08-2020, 06:21

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Light air performance of different multihulls?

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Posted By malbert73

Re: Light air performance of different multihulls?

RR is a seawind right? I imagine those have better performance than the typical charter cat in light air. Conundrum with cats is to make them fast in light air you have to trust owners to know how...

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